Post by Bastien Villebrun

Yesterday was Systematic Paris-Region’s 20th anniversary. I had the joy to host a round table both about reindustrialisation & decarbonation. Quite a program, isn’t it? Among all the panellists (Jean-Pierre Corniou, Pierre MONIN, Christophe M.), Mauna Traikia had the great idea to imagine a young lady, Gaia, living in 2050 and how her life would be. Someone from the audience came over to me at the end, telling me about how refreshing it was to have a ‘positive imagination’ on such a topic. He (Guy De Spiegeleer) was himself amused thinking about what would be his life in 2050, which makes me think it could be interesting doing the exercise myself… 1st, in 2050 I should be enjoying some form of retirement. Being from the South of France, I have probably relocated there. Although temperatures are high, my accommodation has been equipped with a Canadian Well and IoT so that shades can move according to the course of the sun. Solar panels are on the roof, I have a batterie that can stock enough energy for a whole day & night and potentially more. I am obviously linked to the grid so that my house batterie can help when there is national energy tension. Like Gaia, in Mauna’s example, I am producing data that I only share when I want to, I have limited my screens (TVs, tablets, phones) as I have realized in a long time that we can no longer live like raw materials are renewable. I have a little orchard enhanced with IoT, so I only use water when needed. (the building has a tank to collect water as well) Although retired, I am active and I have decided to meet some friends for a day… yet I live in the countryside. Fortunately, I can book an autonomous electrical pod that drives to my place to pick-me up. The service lets me put the ambiance I like in the pod (music, level of sound, light, or favourite program…) unless additional users happen to be already in the pod, we can discuss or decide a common ambiance 😉 While in the city, I use public transportations to go from one place to another. I can easily follow the air quality thanks to a public service. It is very hot though, fortunately lots of cities have planted trees and greeneries to avoid heat-islands, they have painted pavements and roads with whiter coating. Thanks to digital twins, cities have anticipated the effects of climate change and have extended considering the course of sun, local winds, land and water resources. Cities have supervision platform to drive and coordinate all services and optimise them. AI plays a big part obviously, but quantum computing is there to help manage all calculations. Again, with a strict respect of people: no stolen data, no facial recognition… Digital also plays a big role in managing all the different energies produced locally or not, which helped electrifying our world with green energies. By the end of the day, I am taking back another automated pod to go back home and have a quiet evening. What about you, how do you see yourself live in 2050? 😃